Melissa Mobley and Robert Gegear, WPI (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Melissa Mobley and Robert Gegear, WPI

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PhD student Melissa Mobley and Robert Gegear, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), examine bumblebees that have been fed small doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide as part of a study of the effects of the compounds on the long-term stability and survival of bee populations.

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